| Term: | epiblast cell cortex |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | epiblast |
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| Definition: | The outer of the two layers of the blastoderm that form during gastrulation, corresponding to primitive ectoderm during gastrulation and to the definitive ectoderm after gastrulation. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000018] |
| Name: | cell cortex |
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| Synonyms: | cell periphery, ectoplasm, peripheral cytoplasm |
| Definition: | The region of a cell that lies just beneath the plasma membrane and often, but not always, contains a network of actin filaments and associated proteins. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005938] QuickGO AmiGO |